Bears will have to address their own free agents soon enough

Will they stay or will they go? The Clash asked that question many times in the '80s hit single, and Bear fans are asking that about guys like Anthony Adams and Danieal Manning now.

I know, I know, there is a little thing called a lockout that is holding up anything having to do with NFL free agency right now. But I, like many others, feel the end is near, and we will have football soon. And before that happens, we will have free agency.

I know they will do whatever it takes to keep center Olin Kreutz in a Bear uniform, but what about some of the other soon-to-be free agents in Chicago? I think the Bears need to make sure they retain Kreutz, DT Anthony Adams, DB/KR Manning and linebackers Nick Roach and Rod Wilson. The rest will have to go.

For more on why I think these are the guys they must target from their own team, see my Bears' column in Monday's sports section.

Jay Taft

Will they stay or will they go? The Clash asked that question many times in the '80s hit single, and Bear fans are asking that about guys like Anthony Adams and Danieal Manning now.

I know, I know, there is a little thing called a lockout that is holding up anything having to do with NFL free agency right now. But I, like many others, feel the end is near, and we will have football soon. And before that happens, we will have free agency.

I know they will do whatever it takes to keep center Olin Kreutz in a Bear uniform, but what about some of the other soon-to-be free agents in Chicago? I think the Bears need to make sure they retain Kreutz, DT Anthony Adams, DB/KR Manning and linebackers Nick Roach and Rod Wilson. The rest will have to go.

For more on why I think these are the guys they must target from their own team, see my Bears' column in Monday's sports section.

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